by Drew Boyd | Mar 21, 2016 | Attribute Dependency, Consultants, Idea Generation, Ideation
I love umbrellas and the many versions that demonstrate the five patterns of Systematic Inventive Thinking. Here’s a new one that demonstrates the Task Unification pattern. Task Unification is defined as: assigning an additional task to an existing resource....
by Drew Boyd | Feb 22, 2016 | Consultants, Idea Generation, Ideation
The Task Unification Technique is great because it generates novel ideas that tend to be novel and resourceful. It’s one of five techniques in the SIT Innovation Method. Task Unification is defined as: assigning an additional task to an existing resource. That...
by Drew Boyd | Sep 14, 2015 | Attribute Dependency, Consultants, Evaluation Ideas, Help, Idea Generation, Innovation Clusters
On any given day, it’s estimated that 1 in 25 hospital patients in the U.S. has at least one healthcare-associated infection (HAI), according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That includes pneumonia; gastrointestinal illness; or infections of the...
by Drew Boyd | Apr 6, 2015 | Attribute Dependency, Consultants, Idea Generation, Ideation, Innovation Sighting
One way you can use the Task Unification Technique is to make an internal component take on the function of an external component in a Closed World. In effect, the internal component “steals” the external component’s function. Five universities in the United Kingdom...
by Drew Boyd | Oct 27, 2014 | Consultants, Ideation, Innovation Sighting, Innovative Marketing
Many “wearable tech” devices measure the calories you burn in a day. But weight watchers know that’s only half the equation. You also need an accurate count of calories consumed. Now a new device will do just that. It’s called Vessyl, a cup...
